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Reginald Marsh (March 14, 1898 – July 3, 1954) was an American painter, born in Paris, most notable for his depictions of life in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Crowded Coney Island beach scenes, popular entertainments such as vaudeville and burlesque , women, and jobless men on the Bowery are subjects that reappear throughout his work.
Information on Reginald Marsh's printmaking, etching, and copper engravings, may be had from the introductory material housed with the collection. It includes a list of print titles in the portfolio, thumbnail images, dates, dimensions, and "S." numbers, indicating their placement in Norman Sasowsky's catalog Reginald Marsh: Etchings ...
Luce Artist Biography. Born in Paris, Reginald Marsh was best known for his paintings of New York City, works that captured the urban realism of Coney Island, burlesque houses, and the Bowery. He came to the United States as a young child in 1900, and although both of his parents were artists, Marsh himself did not intend to be a painter.
- March 14, 1898
- July 3, 1954
Modern 1939 Venus from Reginald Marsh: Thirty Etchings and Engravings - McNay Art Museum. Modern 1939 Venus from Reginald Marsh: Thirty Etchings and Engravings. Maker and role Artist: Reginald Marsh, American, born France, 1898-1954Year 1939, printed 1969. All.
Summary of Reginald Marsh. Marsh was a keen observer of people and his exuberant, documentary style paintings are unique in their focus on crowds rather than individuals. Painting in the 1930s and 40s, Marsh portrayed a city undergoing radical social and economic change through the Depression, the altering role of women in society, and the ...
- American
- March 14, 1898
- Paris, France
- July 3, 1954
Catalogue Raisonné. Title: Coney Island Beach. Artist: Reginald Marsh (American, Paris 1898–1954 Dorset, Vermont) Date: 1935. Medium: Etching and engraving. Dimensions: plate: 9 x 11 15/16 in. (22.9 x 30.4 cm) sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 7/16 in. (27 x 36.7 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Gift of The Honorable William Benton, 1959.
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Born in Paris, the son of American artists, Marsh came to the United States at age two. Growing up in Nutley, New Jersey, and New Rochelle, New York, he demonstrated a precocious talent for drawing. Marsh entered Yale University in 1916, where he served as art editor and cartoonist for the Yale Record. After graduation Marsh moved to New York ...
